Lustrous fabric for decorative purposes



June 23, 1925. 1,543,634

S. B. WERTHEIMER I LUSTROUS FABRIC FOIL DECORATIVE PURPOSES Filed Oct.16. 1924 WITNESSES INVENTOR w 1. W. I

A v ATTORNEYS Patented June 23, 1925.

SYDNEY ZB. WER'I'HEIMER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed October 16, 1924. Ser1a1 No. 744,064.

To all whom z'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, SYDNEY B. WERT- HEIMER, a citizen of the-UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Lustrous Fabric for Decorative Purposes, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a lustrous fabric for decorative purposes.

An object of the invention is to provide a lustrous fabric fordecorative purposes which is strong and durable so that it, can behandled considerably without tearing or ripping or without losing itsshape and,

at the same time, retain its high luster.

Theinventionis illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a planview of a portion of the fabric; and Figure 2 is a section taken on'theline '22 of Figure 1.

The form ofthe invention shown'in the drawings is a preferred form,although it Q is understood that modifications in theconstructionandarrang ement, of the parts and in the character of the materials usedmay lustrous material, known as terial.

be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention as setforth in the appended claims.

.In accordance with my invention, I propose to take a plurality of fiatthreads of visca artificial silk and use them as warp threads of afabric tobe formed. These warp threads may be of any suitable size,shape or ma- For example, they may be a pluralit of rectangular sectionthreads of arti cial silk laid closely together side by side. The ideain this particular case would be to bind them together in such a mannerthat they would be formed into a-fabric of considerable durability andstrength and yet so woven with the woof thread that the woof threadwould not detract from or impair the luster of the warp thread. Forexample, I propose to weave into a plurality of warp threads of highluster a'single fine thread .of material, rather loosely woven so thatit acts as a sufiicient binder to form a firm, durable fabric but byreason of the looseness of the weave of the woof thread the luster ofthe warp thread is not substantially affected. a

For example, if I have a plurality of fiat warp threads of viscaartificial silk, I may weave into them a single fine thread of real silkwhich can be woven back and forth loosely and at spaced intervals ofsuflicient distance so that the woof thread does not detract from theluster and yet will produce a fabric of the proper strength anddurability.

I also aim to provide such a fabric along its edges with warp threads ofdifferent material, preferably a round cotton thread of greater normalstrength than the regular fiat visca artificial silk warp threads, overwhich the woof thread can be looped or woven to produce an additionalreinforcement along the edges of the fabric. If the round cotton edgethreads were omitted, the sharp edges of the flat visca thread'would cutthe thln single woof thread of silk, there-' by retarding the weaving.

which is preferably a single, line thread of 7 real silln This woofthread is woven loosely across the warp threads and the'spacing is ofconsiderable dimension between successive portions of the woof thread,so that although the woof thread holds the warp thread firmly togethertoform a firm, durablc fabric, it is not closely enough woven to in anyappreciable way affect the luster of the flat visca artificial silk warpthreads.

In this manner, therefore, I obtain a rib-' bonlike material'of highluster having its edges reinforced and held together by a woof thread toa sufficient degree to form a firm, durable fabric but which,nevertheless, retains substantially all of its luster so that it ishighly useful and ornamental for decorative purposes.

What I claim is 1. A lustrous fabric, which comprises a plurality offlat warp threads of lustrous -material and a woof thread loosely woventherewith so as to bind the warp threads luster,

2. A lustrous fabric for decorative ur-- by a single fine woof threadWoven loosely therewith.

3. A lustrous fabric for decorative purposes, which comprises aplurality of flat warp threads of high luster, a round Warp thread ofdifferent material stren h than the normal warp threads dispo along eachedge of the fabric, and a single fine woof-thread woven loosely acrossthe fabric and looped over-the warp threads at the edges of the fabric,said woof thread" in its successive portions, across the fabric beingspaced a considerable dlstance apart 7 to blndthe fabric firmly togetherwithout affecting the luster of the normal warp threads.

of the fa of real silk woven. loosely across the fabric.

and greater 4. A lustrous fabric to be used for decorative purposes,which com rises a plurality of fiat Warp threads of artificial silk,a-cotton warp thread of greater strength than the silk warp) threaddisposed along each edge tie, and asingle thin woof thread 5. A lustrousfabric to be used for decorative purposes, which comprises a pluralityof flat warp threads of artificial silk, a cotton warp thread of greaterstrength than the silk war edge of the abric, and a single thin woofthread of real silk woven loosely across-the fabric several woof threadsbeing looped ovgrthe cotton threads at each edge of the fa ric.-

SYDNEY B. WERTHEIMER.

thread disposed along each.

